Aon plc

London United Kingdom

  (NYSE: AON)

Company Description

Aon (the name means "oneness" in Gaelic) is one of the world's leading insurance brokerages, as well as a top reinsurance broker. The company operates in two main fields: commercial brokerage and human resource services. The company's Aon Risk Solutions brokerage unit provides retail property/casualty, liability, workers' compensation, and other insurance products for groups and businesses, as well as risk management services. Through Aon Benfield, it handles reinsurance brokerage and analysis services to protect insurers from losses on traditional and specialty property/casualty policies. Aon's HR Solutions consulting division is led by Aon Hewitt, which specializes in employee benefits administration.